Wentworth Military Academy - Yearbook (Lexington, MO)

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Throughout v .t-r half a ccniury the Wencvorth purpose has ri-nalned unchangvd. The IdcJiU wfilch to tho Acflde- Biy ' s founding and which have carried It steadily forward, •hlne JuKt as brightly t. as «ver: the desire to . each youth every opportm ' to d«velop fully his own tndl vidua! pc ' y; the aia that evci . ihall acquire a keen sense of duty and re- sponclblllty, both to hlmsel and toward others; that he nhall have the ■rntal and nor at power to mike accurate judgnent between right and wrong and the physical power ro at and by his convictions. These high •toiidiinlfl have dominated Wentwurth lor gener atlons. But to maintain then and assure their full and con- tinuous application, it has been found necessary to Halt the enrollment. Wentvortb today ts a relatively small school -many tlima larger Chan ' .n IRBO, CO t« turn, yet mmU enough that every Individual student Is given the prlvat - attention so essential to hla all ' round development. The surrounding country affords a wealth of histori- cally Important Civil War slteti and the town of Lexing- ton Itself retains such of the tradition of Che old couth. Here enthusiasm for the re- ■Inders of our country ' s glo- rious paat is conbtned with the enthuslama for siodem ad- venture to promote the rapid development of the boy ' s men- tal, Moral and physical re- sources. 8

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